CN108353370A

CN108353370A - Enhance accuracy of the communication network to the understanding of terminal device position

Info

Publication number: CN108353370A
Application number: CN201580084161.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·塞利; S·海卢
Original assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
Current assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
Priority date: 2015-08-28
Filing date: 2015-08-28
Publication date: 2018-07-31
Anticipated expiration: 2035-08-28
Also published as: US10798519B2; HK1257772A1; WO2017036493A1; ES2902843T3; EP3342221B1; PL3342221T3; EP3342221A1; CN108353370B; US20180332431A1

Abstract

It provides a method, including：Position updating request is obtained by terminal device of the first network unit out of described first community of the cellular communication system of offer first community, the wherein described position updating request is related to the cell level position of the terminal device, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol；And check that the terminal device has selected the first community, and the position updating request is forwarded to the second network element of the cellular communication system.

Description

Enhance accuracy of the communication network to the understanding of terminal device position

Technical field

The present invention relates to communications.

Background technology

Since ultrahigh resolution video flowing, work based on cloud, amusement and the increase of various wireless devices use, wirelessly Data service will increase.These will include smart mobile phone, tablet computer and the equipment for machine type communication in the programmable world.Communication To there are wider use-case and a related application, including video flowing, augmented reality, different data sharing mode and various forms of Machine type application, including vehicle safety, different sensors and real-time control.

Invention content

According on one side, subject matter of the independent claims are provided.Some embodiments limit in the dependent claims.

One or more examples of embodiment are described in more detail in attached drawing and following specification.Other characteristics will It is apparent from the description and the appended drawings and claim.

Description of the drawings

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiment will be described in greater detail with reference to the attached drawings, wherein：

Figure 1A to 1B shows the example for the wireless system that can apply the embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 2 shows flow charts according to an embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 3 shows flow chart according to an embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 4 shows flow chart according to an embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 5 A to 5B show some embodiments；

Fig. 6 A to 6B show signal graph in accordance with some embodiments；

Fig. 7 shows signal graph according to an embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 8 shows flow chart according to an embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 9 to Figure 11 shows device according to some embodiments of the present invention；And

Figure 12 shows one embodiment of the present of invention.

Specific implementation mode

Following embodiment is to illustrate.Although this specification can be quoted in several positions of text " one ", "one" or " some (certain) " embodiment, but this is not necessarily mean that each reference is directed to identical embodiment (multiple) or specific spy Property is only applicable to single embodiment.The single characteristic of different embodiments can also be combined in order to provide other embodiments.

Described embodiment can be realized by using one or more wireless access technologys, for example, it is following at least It is realized in one：Micro-wave access global inter communication (WiMAX), global system for mobile communications (GSM, 2G), GSM EDGE wireless access Network (GERAN), General Packet Radio Service (GRPS), the universal mobile telecommunications for being based on basic wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) System (UMTS, 3G), high-speed packet access (HSPA), long term evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced, and/or 5G systems.But The present embodiment is not limited to these systems.

But embodiment is not limited to the system being given as examples, but person of ordinary skill in the field can be with The other communication systems for being applied to solution to have required attribute.Proper communication system another example is as set forth above 5G concepts.5G may use multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, the base station more much more than LTE or node (so-called slight Area's concept), include with the macro station point compared with small station cooperative operation, and be also possible to using various wireless technologys so as to realize preferably The data rate of covering and enhancing.5G will likely include a variety of wireless access technologys (RAT), each wireless access technology is directed to certain A little use-cases and/or frequency spectrum are optimised.It is expected that 5G have multiple wireless interfaces, that is, be less than 6GHz, cmWave (centimeter wave) and MmWave (millimeter wave), and can also be integrated with existing conventional wireless access technology (such as LTE).At least in early stage, Integrated with LTE may be implemented as system, wherein macro covering is provided by LTE, and the access of 5G wireless interfaces comes from and is aggregated to The cell of LTE.In other words, operability (such as LTE-5G) operability between RI (wirelessly connects between RAT is supported in 5G plans Both such as less than 6GHz-cmWave, operability between mouthful is less than 6GHz-cmWave-mmWave).

It should be appreciated that future network most possibly will utilize network function to virtualize (NFV), NFV is that the network architecture is general It reads, network node functions are virtually turned to " building block " or entity by proposition, these building blocks or entity can operationally connect Connect or be linked together to offer service.It may include one or more virtual machines to virtualize network function (VNF), these are empty Quasi- machine runs computer program code using standard or universal class server rather than custom hardware.Cloud meter can also be utilized It calculates or data stores.In wireless communications, this may mean that will be operatively coupled to long distance wireless head end at least partly Server, execute nodal operation in host or node.It distribution node can also be grasped between multiple servers, node or host Make.It should also be understood that the work that the work distribution between core network operations and base station operation can be different from LTE distributes, or Person is even not present.May certain other technological progresses to be used be software defined network (SDN), big data and full IP, They can change construction and manage the mode of network.

Figure 1A to 1B shows the wireless system (also referred to as cellular communication system) that can apply the embodiment of the present invention Some examples.Long term evolution (LTE), the LTE-Advance (LTE-A) of such as third generation partner program (3GPP)) or it is pre- The cordless communication network (also referred to as cellular communications networks) of the following 5G solutions of survey etc generally includes to provide cell 104 At least one network element (such as network element 102).In the example of Figure 1A, cell 104,114,124 can be shown.Example Such as, cell 114 can be provided by network element 112, and cell 124 can be provided by network element 122.Cell 104 can be by net Network unit 102 provides.

For example, each cell of cordless communication network for example can be macrocell, Microcell, Femto cell or pico- small Area.Each network element of such as cordless communication network of network element 102,112,122 etc can be in LTE and LTE-A Evolution node B (eNB), the radio network controller (RNC) in UMTS, the base station controller (BSC) in GSM/GERAN, or Any other device for wirelessly communicating and managing radio resource can be controlled in cell.For 5G solutions, as described above, Realization may look like LTE-A.For example, network element 102,112,124 can be base station (multiple) or small base station (multiple). In the case of multiple eNB in a communication network, eNB can be according to being connected by X2 interface 190 each other like that specified in LTE It connects.The example of such case can be shown in figure 1A, wherein can show that network element 112 is connected to via X2 interface 190 Network element 102.Other communication means between network element are also possible.In network element 102,112,122 at least Some can be connected further to evolution block core via S1 interfaces and more specifically be connected to mobility management entity (MME) and System Architecture Evolution gateway (SAE-GW).

For example, cell 114,124 can also be referred to as sub-cell or local area cell.For example, network element 112,122 can be with It is referred to as sub-network unit or local access node.For example, cell 104 can also be referred to as macrocell.For example, network element 102 can be referred to as macro network unit.

In one embodiment, local access node is analogous to the network element of network element 102.Thus, for example office Domain access node 112 can be eNB or macro eNB.

Cell 104,114,124 can be that at least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 provides service, wherein at least One terminal device 110,120,130,140 can be located in cell 104,114, at least one of 124 or be included in cell 104, in 114, at least one of 124.At least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 can use communication link (more It is a) it is communicated with network element 102,112,122, communication link (multiple) is construed as the logical of end-to-end communication Believe link (multiple), wherein source device transmits data to destination equipment.It is to be understood that cell 104,114,124 can be Specific region provide service, therefore at least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 may need be located at the region in Just the service can be used.For example, third terminal equipment 130 can use the clothes provided by cell 104,114,124 Business.On the other hand, such as the 4th terminal device 140 may can only use the service of cell 104.

Cell 104,114,124 can overlap each other at least partly.Therefore, at least one terminal device 110,120, It 130,140 can be with the service of the more than one cell of first use.For example, sub-cell 114,124 can be related to macrocell 104 The cell of connection.This might mean that network element 102 (for example, macro network unit 102) can control network at least partly Unit 112,122 (such as local access node).For example, macro network unit 102 can make local access node 112,122 to 110,120,130,140 transmission data of at least one terminal device.Certainly, network element 102 can also be via network element 112,122 data are received from least one terminal device 110,120,130,140.In order to which such case, cell is explained further 114, it 124 can be at least partially situated in cell 104.

The wireless system of Figure 1A to 1B can support carrier wave to polymerize (CA).CA can enable to increase the end of wireless system Available bandwidth between end equipment and network element.For example, in 3 gpp, CA can be used for LTE-A, to support broader transmission Bandwidth, to increase potential peak data rate to meet the requirement of LTE-A.For example, can continuously and/or discontinuously It polymerize more than one component carrier to provide broader bandwidth.In uplink carrier polymerization, multiple uplink components Carrier wave can polymerize and can be assigned to terminal device by subframe, such as at least one terminal device 110,120,130, 140.In addition, network element 102,112,122 and/or at least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 can support doubly-linked Connecing property (DC) or the multi connectivity with more than two communication link.

The wireless system of Figure 1A to 1B can also support machine-type communication (MTC).MTC can enable to largely have The equipment of MTC functions provides service.In MTC, cordless communication network may need processing not assisted by what MTC device was made largely Adjust access.Since the quantity of MTC device may be quite big, compared with traditional network limitation, network insertion may be a limit Factor processed, wherein interference and/or limited coverage area may throw into question.Most of MTC devices sporadically send a small amount of number According to.In this way, the most of the time of MTC device is in suspend mode, with network element 102,112,122 and/or wireless communication networks Network disconnects.Therefore, MTC device may be with the requirement of minimum energy consumption.However, due to can before each data packet transfer There can be random access procedure, therefore the fragmentary every equipment random access request amount that MTC device may be caused to send that sends increases. In conjunction with a large amount of MTC device, the increase of random access request may be inevitable in cordless communication network.

At least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 may include mobile phone, smart phone, tablet computer, knee Laptop and for cordless communication network carry out user's communication miscellaneous equipment.Compared with MTC mode, these equipment can be with Further function, such as the communication link for voice, video and/or data transmission are provided.It will be understood, however, that at least one A terminal device 110,120,130,140 can also include the equipment with MTC functions, such as provide position, acceleration and/or The sensor device of temperature information (naming a few) etc.That is, the cordless communication network of Figure 1A to 1B can wrap Include different types of equipment (such as phone, MTC device) and communication means (such as CA, DC).Number of devices and data transmission are wanted The burden of cordless communication network may be increased by asking, such as because the quantity of the random access request sent in cordless communication network can It can increase.Internet of Things (IoT) may even further increase the number of devices in cordless communication network.

With reference to figure 1B, tracing area related with MME 150 152 can be shown.MME 150 can control tracing area Network element in 152, such as network element 102,162.May exist sub-cell 114,124,176 in cell 104,164, Wherein sub-cell 114,124,176 can be provided by other network element of cordless communication network.For example, by network list The sub-cell 114,124 in cell 104 that member 102 provides can be provided by local access node 112,122.Cordless communication network In cell more than two layers may be present.For example, in sub-cell 114,124,176, there may be sub-cell (multiple).Therefore, example Carrier Requirements are such as depended on, cordless communication network can be telescopic.

During cordless communication network is initiated, carry out positioning terminal equipment using paging.There are a large amount of machine types to set In the case of standby, there is efficient paging mechanism can be beneficial to minimize the paging utilization of resources, while not interfering with and being set up to terminal The delay of standby (for example, both mankind and machine type terminal device).For example, if it is considered that positioned at cell 104 and sub-cell 114, Third terminal equipment 130 in 124 region, MME 150 may be unaware that third terminal equipment 130 resident area (for example, The cell where terminal device 130 is not known).Therefore, if cordless communication network determination needs to reach third terminal equipment (that is, determination needs data transmission), then paging may be sent to than required more network element.The net of such as eNB etc Network unit can execute seeking for terminal device (that is, third terminal equipment 130) when receiving the paging message from MME 150 It exhales.This might mean that also executes paging towards sub-cell 114, at least some of 124 sub-cells.

MME 150 can send paging to both network element 102,162.Certainly, with reference to figure 1B, it is sent to network list The paging of member 162 may be unnecessary.In view of equipment is more and more, paging may dramatically increase network load, And the even running of cordless communication network may be jeopardized.It may be noted that the quantity of other network element may be than shown in Figure 1B Want much more.

Referring now to passing through some embodiments of the present invention shown in by taking the flow chart of Fig. 2,3 and 4 as an example.

Mobile communication is realized in mobile management.The target of mobile management is to obtain the location information of relevant user equipment, To allow to provide them calling and other mobile communication services.A part for mobile management is that the band of position is updated Journey, wherein when terminal device is moved to the next position from a position (or tracing area), terminal device notifies it to be resident Cellular network.One band of position is typically a cell, but it is also likely to be one group of cell.When terminal device is switched on When, when it is located in wireless shadow region or when it is moved to the region not in list of locations or tracking zone list, also may be used The band of position can be needed to update.In addition, terminal device generally requires service life position updating process between time for setting Every its position of regular reporting.It should be understood that term can change with the standard applied.

Enhancing communication network can reduce the accuracy of the understanding of terminal device position the data business volume in network, from And improve network efficiency.For example, when the load caused by single terminal equipment is likely to reduced, network can serve more Equipment.

With reference to figure 2, in step 210, the first network unit of the cellular communication system of first community is provided from described first Terminal device in cell obtains position updating request, wherein the cell level of the position updating request and the terminal device Position is related, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol.In step 220, the first network list Member checks that the terminal device has selected the first community, and the position updating request is forwarded to the cellular communication Second network element of system.

It may include receiving the position updating request from the terminal device to obtain the position updating request.Example Such as, with reference to figure 1A, local access node 112 can receive position updating request from terminal device 110.Another example can be net Network unit 102 directly and/or via local access node 112 from terminal device 110 receives position updating request.

With reference to figure 3, in step 310, the second network element of cellular communication system is from the honeycomb for providing first community The first network unit of communication system obtains and the relevant position updating request of terminal device, wherein the position updating request packet The Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device is included, and the wherein described position updating request indicates that the terminal device has selected The first community.In step 320, it is based on the position updating request, the related terminal device of the second network element update Cell level location information.

It may include receiving the location updating from the first network unit to ask to obtain the position updating request It asks.For example, with reference to Figure 1A, network element 102 can receive position updating request from local access node 112.Furthermore, it is possible to from Some other network element receive position updating request.For example, if sending position via X2 interface (for example, X2 interface 190) Update request then can receive position updating request via X2 interface.

With reference to figure 4, in step 410, the terminal device of cellular communication system select one of the cellular communication system or A cell in multiple cells.In step 420, terminal device is communicated with the network element for providing selected cell, wherein The communication includes：From the terminal device to the network element send position updating request, the position updating request with The cell level instruction of terminal device position is associated, wherein the position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol and selected The instruction for the cell selected.

For example, can be network element 102,112, one of 122 and/or packet about the network element described of Fig. 2 to 4 It includes in network element 102,112, one of 122.Thus, for example first network unit can be local access node, the Two network element can be macro network unit.The terminal device (multiple) described about Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 can be at least one terminal Equipment 110,120,130, at least one of 140 and/or it is included at least one terminal device 110,120,130,140 In at least one.

The embodiment of the present invention is looked more closely at referring now to Fig. 5 A to 5B.With reference to figure 5A, terminal device 110 can position In in 104,114, at least one of 124 cell of cell provided by network element 102,112,122.In the example of Fig. 5 A In, terminal device 110 is located in all cells 104,114,124.As described with respect to fig. 4, terminal device 110 can be from small A cell is selected in area 104,114,124.Terminal device 110 can select to be suitable for terminal from the perspective of communication network The cell of equipment 110, can by cell that terminal device 110 detects (there is enough signal levels in terminal device), and/or The cell of service needed for terminal device 110 is provided.For example, the signal strength of signal, quality and/or data transmission throughput can For use as the example of applied code.

In one embodiment, selected cell is terminal device 110 by the resident cell of selection.For example, terminal is set Standby 110 can select to reside on sub-cell 114.For example, terminal device 110 can select to reside in sub-cell 114 and/or small In area 104.For example, main persistent district can be cell 104, but selected cell can be sub-cell 114.

In one embodiment, changed by cell reselection and/or tracing area and selected come triggering cell.For example, if Terminal device 110 detects that it is moved to another cell from a cell, then it can be selected with the cell of step of initiating 410 Journey.For example, terminal device 110 can be moved to cell 104 from cell 164.Therefore, when terminal device 110 determines that it is in small When the region in area 104, it can be with triggering selection process.Belong to by different MME when terminal device 110 determines that it is moved into When the cell of the different tracing areas of control, it may occur however that tracing area changes.In this case, terminal device 110 is for example It can first attempt to execute traditional tracking area update (TAU) to new MME (that is, the MME for the cell that control detects). After TAU processes, terminal device 110 can further send position updating request.

In addition, for example, if terminal device 110 is switched on, when detecting one or more cells, power-up can be led Terminal device 110 is caused to start selection course.

For simplicity, network element 112,122 is hereinafter referred to as local access node 112,122.However, such as It is upper improving definition, for example, the two network element can essentially be similar and/or identical with network element 102.Similarly, Cell 114,124 can be referred to as sub-cell 114,124.

As described, after the selection of executed cell, terminal device 110 can be with the supplier of selected cell It is communicated.For example, terminal device 110 can select sub-cell 114 and be communicated with local access node 112.Communication is in Fig. 5 A It is middle to be indicated with arrow 502.Similarly, cell 104 and/or sub-cell 124, and and network element may be selected in terminal device 110 102 and/or local access node 122 communicate.However, the selection criteria for selection can make terminal device 110 select son small Area 114, and communicated with local access node 112.

The communication may include sending position updating request from terminal device 110 to local access node 112.In addition, The communication may include the selected cell of instruction.For example, the position updating request may include to selected cell The instruction of (for example, sub-cell 114).For example, with position updating request send compared with before, after, and/or while Time, at least one other message can be sent to local access node 112, wherein at least one other message can be with It include the instruction to selected cell.For example, local access node 112 can determine that terminal device 110 has selected sub-cell 114, because terminal device 110 is communicated with the local access node 112 for providing sub-cell 114 (that is, sending position more New request).

As about described in Fig. 2, local access node 112 can obtain position updating request from terminal device 110.Institute It may include receiving the position updating request from terminal device 110 by local access node 112 to state acquisition.The location updating Request may include being accorded with to the Terminal Equipment Identifier of 112 instruction terminal equipment 110 of local access node.In addition, obtaining institute's rheme It sets update request and can include determining that terminal device 110 has selected sub-cell 114.As described above, by local access node 112 from The position updating request that terminal device 110 receives may include the instruction to sub-cell 114 (i.e. cell identifier).In addition, institute A certain (certain) other message of indicating cell 114 can be sent based on terminal device 110 by stating determination, and/or is based on or terminal Equipment 110 sends position updating request to local access node 112.Therefore, the position updating request includes not necessarily terminal The cell identifier of 110 selected cell of equipment.

The position updating request obtained can be sent and/or be forwarded to network element 102 by local access node 112. Communication link between local access node 112 and network element 102 can be shown with arrow 504.It is, for example, possible to use X2 connects Mouthful.

As about described in Fig. 3, network element 102 can receive position updating request from local access node 112.Position Sub-cell 114 can have been selected to 102 instruction terminal equipment 110 of network element by setting update request.The instruction can be for example based on It is included in the cell identifier in position updating request and/or determines and is received from the local access node 112 for providing cell 114 Include the position updating request of Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol.Therefore, the position updating request forwarded may include not necessarily cell Identifier.

In one embodiment, local access node 112 is configured to：As described in the step 220 of Fig. 2 that Sample forwards the position updating request, and the cell identifier of sub-cell 114 is added to the position updating request.Institute as above It states, for example, the position updating request may be forwarded to network element 102.

In one embodiment, local access node 112 is further configured to：It is described being obtained from terminal device 110 After position updating request, the cell ID of sub-cell 114 is added to the position updating request, and will include sub-cell 114 The position updating request of cell identifier be sent to network element 102.Then, network element 102 can apply cell ID Symbol and Terminal Equipment Identifier accord with to update the cell level location information in relation to terminal device 110.

With reference to figure 5B, the paging of MME 150 can be enhanced.Network element 102 can be by related terminal device 110 Cell level location information is sent to MME 150 (arrow 508).Therefore, MME 150 can know the cell of terminal device 110 Level position.Therefore, when MME 150 is being initiated towards paging (arrow 510) of terminal device 110, it can know by It is beneficial which network element paging, which is sent to,.Thus, for example, if it is known that the position of terminal device 110 is located at cell 104 And/or in sub-cell 114,124, then paging can not be sent to network element 162.Therefore, the performance energy of cordless communication network Access enhancing.

Referring still to Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 B, network element 102 can be based on the position updating request (such as from local access What node 112 received) determine that terminal device 110 is in the covering of sub-cell 114 and/or cell 104, cell 104 is by net Network unit 102 provides.Therefore, network element 102 can know that terminal is set based on the position updating request from terminal device 110 Standby 110 are located in cell 104.The determination can be based on the position updating request be via for example in the cell 104 and/or The local access node that is controlled by network element 102 receives.In addition, network element 102 can be based at least partially on this It determines to update the cell level location information in relation to terminal device 110.This update may include by least one cell ID Symbol is associated with Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol.This update may include releasing at least one cell identifier and Terminal Equipment Identifier The association of symbol.

In one embodiment, network element 102 determines the cell level position of terminal device 110, wherein cell level Position includes being associated the Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of at least one cell identifier and terminal device 110.This is at least one Cell identifier may include the cell identifier of cell 104 and/or the cell ID of sub-cell 114, at least one of 124 Symbol.In addition, the sub-cell identifier of sub-cell 114,124 can also be associated with Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol.Naturally, Ke Yicun Multiple classifications sub-cell layer, these sub-cells layer all can at network element 102 similarly with Terminal Equipment Identifier Symbol is associated.

In one embodiment, the position updating request further comprises the different carrier frequencies undergone in terminal device The cell identifier of the upper cell with most strong average received signal quality or intensity.Such as terminal of terminal device 110 etc Equipment can be determined has most strong average received signal quality or strong on the different carrier frequencies that the terminal device is undergone The cell identifier of the cell of degree, and transmission includes the position updating request of the cell identifier.Thus, for example, local Access node 112 can receive the position updating request, and transfer it to network element 102.For example, terminal device 110 It can be located in the covering of two different communities that service is provided in same carrier frequencies.Terminal device 110 can determine two Which of cell provides most strong average received signal quality or intensity, and indicates this using the position updating request The cell identifier of cell.

For example, if checking Fig. 5 B, terminal device 120 can be determined from the access point (example for providing multiple sub-cells 176 Such as, local access node) received signal signal quality and/or intensity.It can should be appreciated that signal quality in this regard And/or intensity can indicate the service class of the cell in multiple sub-cells 176.Terminal device 120 can be further directed to not With carrier frequency determined (for example, 3 carrier frequencies shown in table 1) which cell identifier and strongest signal quality and/ Or intensity is associated.Therefore, for each carrier frequency, can be determined by terminal device 120 which cell identifier with it is most strong Average received signal quality and/or intensity are associated.

For example, by using the position updating process introduced about Fig. 2 to 4, terminal device 120 can be to such as network The network element of unit 162 etc is provided with the information of sub-cell of the off-position in the control area of the network element.For example, eventually End equipment 120 can provide the information in relation to multiple sub-cells 176 to network element 162.The information for example may include difference Most strong average received signal quality in carrier frequency.The following table 1 shows one embodiment of report, wherein terminal device 120 The cell that the instruction of each carrier frequency provides the most strong average received signal quality measured by terminal device 120 can be directed to.

ID(UE)	f1	f2	f3
				GUTI1	Cell ID#1	Cell ID#2	Cell ID#3

Table 1

Reference table 1, this report may include terminal device 120 identifier and indicate for each carrier frequency f1, f2, F3 provides the cell identifier of the cell of most strong average received signal quality.Terminal device 120 can only reside in a cell Or in sub-cell.When on given carrier frequency there is the cell of most strong average received signal quality or sub-cell execution position to update When, terminal device 120 can indicate whether it also resides in the cell or sub-cell in its position updating request.Network list First (such as network element 162) can receive position updating request as described above.Therefore, network element can be known and can be used for Up to the different community of terminal device 120, and with 120 transmission data of terminal device.

Fig. 6 A to 6B show signal graph according to some embodiments of the present invention.With reference to figure 6A, the position is obtained more (step 210) of Fig. 2 may further include for new request：Instruction is received by local access node 112 from terminal device 110 to need Send the radio resource request (box 602) of the position updating request；As to receiving the radio resource request (box 602) response sends from local access node 112 to terminal device 110 and responds, and the response includes related to terminal device The information (box 604) of 110 radio resource allocation；And the institute from terminal device 110 is received by local access node 112 Position updating request is stated, the position updating request uses the radio resource for distributing to the terminal device by terminal device 110 In at least part radio resource send (box 606).In addition, in block 608, local access node 112 can incite somebody to action The position updating request is forwarded to network element 102.The forwarding for example may include that will be carried by the local access node The cell identifier of the cell of confession is added to the position updating request, and network element 102 for example can be by accessing from local Node 112 receives the position updating request to obtain the position updating request.Figure is checked from the angle of terminal device 110 6A, terminal device 110 and the communication of local access node 112 may include：Terminal device 110 is sent out to local access node 112 The radio resource request, the radio resource request instruction is sent to need to send the position updating request (box 602).As It to sending the response of the radio resource request, is received and is responded from local access node 112 by terminal device, the response includes Information (box 604) in relation to the radio resource allocation to terminal device 110；And it accesses and saves from terminal device 110 to local Point 112 sends the position updating request, and the position updating request uses in the radio resource for distributing to terminal device extremely Lack a part of radio resource to send (box 606).In one embodiment, terminal device 110, which uses, distributes to all of it Radio resource sends the position updating request.In one embodiment, local access node 112 is based on the radio resource Request determine send amount of radio resources needed for the position updating request, based on required amount of radio resources to terminal device 10 Distributing radio resource and indicate distributed radio resource using the response transmitted in box 604.

Then the random access procedure explained in fig. 6b about the solution proposed later is generally discussed.With Machine access procedure may include sending random access lead code (RAP) from terminal device to network element.Network element 102 can be with Terminal device is responded with random access response (RAR).Terminal device can be based at least partially on received RAP, The first scheduled transmission is sent to network element.Network element can use contention resolved side after receiving the first scheduled transmission Case responds terminal device.It is, for example, possible to use random access procedure enables the terminal device from RRC_Idle shapes State is switched to RRC_Connected states.This can enable terminal devices can use cordless communication network transmission data.Example Such as, terminal device can transmit data to local access node 112.

For example can be terminal device (for example, terminal is set about Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 position updating process described with reference to figure 6B Standby 110) the random access procedure between network element (for example, local access node 112) is (also referred to as special to connect at random Enter) a part.In box 622, terminal device 110 can send RAP to local access node 112, and wherein RAP can be indicated It needs to send position updating request by terminal device 110.Local access node 112 can receive RAP, and determine random access Process and/or the purpose of transmitted RAP are by transmitting position updating request come the cell level position of instruction terminal equipment 110 It sets.For example, the RAP may include indicator (such as 1 indicator), instruction radio resource is requested for sending position Update request.Thus, for example, being used to indicate the cell level of terminal device by the related transmission that local access node 112 is made The determination of the RAP of position can be based on the indicator being included in the RAP.In one embodiment, the indicator includes 2 A position and/or 3 positions.

Local access node 112 can send RAR (box 624) in response to the RAP received to terminal device 110. Terminal device 110 can receive RAR.RAR for example may include timing adjustment (TA), Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI symbol (C- ) and/or uplink grant RNTI.RAR may include the radio resource to terminal device 110 in relation to local access node 112 The information of distribution.For example, distribution information may include in uplink grant.The radio resource distributed can be by terminal device 110 for sending position updating request.Terminal device 110 can know distributed radio resource based on the RAR received. In one embodiment, the RAR does not include TA.For example, in MTC situations, between local access node and terminal device away from From may be too short so that not needing TA at all.This can optimize data transmission because data amount (i.e. TA values) be not It is required under all situations.

In one embodiment, as long as no the response from local access node 112, terminal device 110 just retransmits RAP.When terminal device 110 receives RAR, re-transmission can stop.

In box 606, terminal device 110 can use distributed radio resource to send position to local access node 112 Set update request.The position updating request may include Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol, the unique interim ID (GUTI) in such as whole world.It is right It may be not necessarily present response in transmitted position updating request.Therefore, terminal device 606 may not necessarily know channel radio Communication network has received request and/or has updated position.Therefore, position updating request can also for example be referred to as tracking of doing one's best Area update (BE-TAU).

In one embodiment, the position updating request sent by terminal device 110 includes the C- of selected cell RNTI.Therefore, position updating request for example may include the C-RNTI of sub-cell 114.In box 608, local access node 112 The position updating request received from terminal device 110 can be sent to network element 102.In one embodiment, by position Update request is sent to before network element 102, the sub-cell that local access node 112 will be provided by local access node 112 114 cell identifier is added to position updating request, then sends the position updating request to network element 102.Local Access node 112 can know that terminal device 110 has selected sub-cell 114 and/or terminal device 110 to be located at sub-cell 114 In region.For example, position updating request (box 608) can be sent via X2 interface.

In one embodiment, terminal device initiates the special random access procedure towards local access node 112, wherein The sub-cell provided by local access node 112 may not be the main persistent district of terminal device 110.Therefore, terminal device 110 can select sub-cell 114 as described above, wherein the cell 104 provided by network element 102 can be mainly resident small Area.

In box 610, network element 102 updates the cell level location information in relation to terminal device 110.For example, related The information of the sub-cell level position of terminal device 110 for example using the list of GUTI and its associated sub-cell identifier and by It is stored at network element 102.In addition, network element 102 can by the GUTI of terminal device (such as terminal device 110) with it is small The cell identifier in area 104 is associated.

In box 616, network element 102 can send the cell level position of instruction terminal equipment 110 to MME 150 Location information.Therefore, MME 150 can know the cell (multiple) where terminal device 110.For example, MME 150 can be based on The cell level location information received knows that terminal device 110 is located in sub-cell 114 and/or in cell 104.In box The 616 cell level location informations sent be construed as to 150 instruction terminal equipment 110 of MME and network element 102 and/ Or a kind of associated mode of local access node 112.Therefore, MME 150 can more accurately know how reach (for example, Paging) terminal device 110.

B still referring to FIG. 6, as the response to acquisition (such as receive) position updating request (box 608), in box 612, Network element 102 can send location updating to terminal device 110 and receive, and the location updating receives instruction network element 102 The position updating request is received.In one embodiment, the location updating receives to have indicated the position updating request Received by network element 102.For example, this might mean that if network element 102 has received position updating request, network element 102 execute the update of box 610.

As the response to sending the position updating request (box 606), terminal device 110 can receive location updating Receive (being sent in box 612 by network element 102), the location updating receives instruction network element 102 and received institute's rheme Set update request.

In one embodiment, the location updating receives (box 612) by network element 102 via local access node 112 are sent to terminal device 110.For example, location updating receiving can be sent to office by network element 102 via X2 interface Domain access node 112.Local access node 112 can receive the location updating and receive, and transfer it to terminal device 110。

In box 614, as the response for receiving receiving the location updating (box 612), terminal device 110 can be to Network element 102 and/or local access node 112 send location updating and confirm (box 614), and the location updating confirms instruction Terminal device 110 has received the location updating and has received.

In one embodiment, as the response for receiving sending the location updating (box 612), network element 102 Instruction terminal equipment 110, which is obtained, from terminal device 110 has received the location updating confirmation (box that the location updating receives 614).Network element 102 can for example receive the location updating from local access node 112 and confirm.

In one embodiment, local access node 112 obtains instruction terminal equipment 110 from terminal device 110 and has received The location updating that the location updating receives confirms that the location updating receives instruction network element 102 and received the position Update request.(for example, from the reception of terminal device 110) location updating of acquisition can be confirmed hair by local access node 112 Send and/or be forwarded to network element 102.

It should be understood that may be not necessarily performed about the action that box 612,614 describes.For example, can in time hold Row position updating process (for example, BE-TAU processes).Therefore, position updating request can send (box by terminal device 110 606), wherein local access node 112 can receive or can not receive the position updating request of transmission.Therefore, even if position Update request has been received and further the request has been allowed to, and network is (for example, local access node 112 and/or network list 102) member is also not necessarily responded using location updating receiving.Naturally, in this case, position must can not also be sent Update confirms.

In one embodiment, radio resource request (that is, box 602 of Fig. 6 A) is included in RAP, and to wirelessly providing The response (that is, box 604 of Fig. 6 A) of source request is included in RAR.

In one embodiment, radio resource request (that is, box 602 of Fig. 6 A) includes being used to indicate radio resource to be asked Seek the indicator for sending position updating request.Therefore, which can be for example added to wireless money by terminal device 110 Ask (such as RAP) in source.In one embodiment, radio resource request (that is, box 602 of Fig. 6 A) includes wireless for determining Resource is requested for sending the indicator of position updating request (that is, box 602 of Fig. 6 A).

In one embodiment, terminal device 110 sends the radio resource request that instruction needs are sent.The radio resource Request can be for example RAP, be sent to local access node 112 and/or network element 102.Local access node 112 And/or network element 102 can receive the radio resource request.As the response to sending the radio resource request, eventually End equipment 110 can receive response from local access node 112 and/or network element 102, and the response includes related to terminal The information of the radio resource allocation of equipment 110.It therefore, can be from local access node 112 and/or network element 102 to terminal Equipment 110 is distributed and/or instruction radio resource.Then, terminal device 110 can use local access node 112 and/or network Unit 102 distributes at least part radio resource of terminal device 110 to send position updating request.Therefore, local accesses Node 112 and/or network element 102 may not necessarily know the request of terminal device 110 (such as by sending RAP) radio resource Purpose.

Fig. 7 shows signal graph according to an embodiment of the invention.With reference to figure 7, terminal device can connect in local System access (box 702) is obtained on ingress 112.System access, which may mean that, sends radio resource request and reception pair The response of radio resource request, therefore, terminal device 110 could be aware that in relation to the radio resource point for position updating request Match.Therefore, in box 704, terminal device 110 can send position updating request.In addition, in box 706, local access node 112 can be forwarded to position updating request network element 102.In box 708, network element 102 can be notified to MME 150 The position (for example, sending cell level location information) of terminal device 110 and/or a certain (certain) other terminal devices.

In box 710, MME 150 can pass through the safe context (example to the transmission terminal device 110 of network element 102 Such as, AS safe contexts), the location information in relation to terminal device 110 is responded.Safe context can for example allow Wireless heterogeneous networks (RRC) message is safely exchanged between terminal device 110 and network element 102.Therefore, send and/or Receive such as location updating receive and/or location updating confirm before obtain the safe context of such as terminal device 110 can be with It is advantageous.

In box 712, network element 102 can be with the safe context of storage terminal device 110.In addition, network element 102 Terminal device 110 and local access node 112 can be associated.Broadly, network element 102 can be by terminal device 110 are associated with the network element for therefrom receiving position updating request (box 706).

In one embodiment, network element 102 is after receiving position updating request, from MME 150 and/or another net The safe context of network unit requests terminal device 110；And it receives terminal from MME 150 and/or another network element and sets Standby safe context.Another network element for example may include in MeNB, and wherein network element 102 is also included within In MeNB.

It is also likely to be that, when asking safe context, MME 150 is from another network element requests and terminal device The 110 relevant information of safe context.In addition, MME 150 can ask another network element releasing and terminal device 110 association.Another network element for example can be by notifying terminal device 110 to be released from association come to MME 150 Request respond.For example, if terminal device 110 is moved to from the region (for example, cell) of another network element The region (such as cell) of network element 102, then such case is possible, wherein another network element and network element 102 belong to same tracing area.

Fig. 8 shows flow chart according to an embodiment of the invention.With reference to figure 8, in box 810, terminal device 110 The event of such as cell reselection and/or tracing area change etc can be detected.In box 820, terminal device can determine institute Whether the event of detection is that tracing area changes.Change if event is tracing area, terminal device 110 can obtain system It accesses and sends TAU to cellular communication system and ask (box 830).Change if event is not tracing area, terminal device 110 can obtain system access and send location updating (for example, BE-TAU) request (box 840) to cellular communication system. After box 830, terminal device 110 can send position updating request (frame 842).It may be noted that system access is available, Because terminal device may send TAU requests in box 830.

In one embodiment, when terminal device 110 executes in same frequency layer or cell that different frequencies interlayer is found it Between cell reselection when, to selected cell execute for example about position updating process described in Fig. 4.

In one embodiment, network element 102 and/or local access node determine that the mobility of terminal device 110 is super Cross threshold value；And as the response to the determination, control message is sent to prevent terminal device 110 to be directed to terminal device 110 Cell reselection execution position update request in the cell (multiple) provided by network element 102 and/or local access node 112 (multiple).For example, network element 102 can use service identities (SI), mobility status estimation (MSE) and/or some other Estimate the means of speed of terminal equipment.For example, if terminal device 110 can be made with being moved higher than the speed of pedestrian's speed Prevent terminal device 110 from sending position updating request (multiple) with described method.In one example, if mobility State is " medium " and/or "high", then the position updating request that should suspend for sub-cell (such as sub-cell 114) is (more It is a).In one example, the mobility of terminal device 110 can be estimated by terminal device, and terminal device 110 then can To determine whether mobility is more than threshold value.Threshold value can be preconfigured to terminal device 110 and/or can be by cellular communication system (for example, network element 102) sends (that is, broadcast, dedicated signaling) and arrives terminal device 110.

Referring to there may be multiple sub-cells 176 in Fig. 5 B, such as cell 164.When terminal device 110 just in multiple sons it is small When being moved at least some of area 176 sub-cell, it may be beneficial to prevent 110 execution position renewal process of terminal device. In addition, multiple sub-cells 176 can have dormancy period, this indicates that they are switched on and off in turn.For example, dormancy period can be with It is controlled by network element 162.But since the quantity of position updating process increases, dormancy period may result in terminal device Battery consumption increases.Therefore, network element 162 and/or network element 102 can create sub-cell cluster, wherein when detecting When cell reselection in other sub-cells of sub-cell cluster, terminal device associated at least one sub-cell 110 can With not execution position renewal process.It may be thus possible, for example, to pass through by all sub-cells in the cluster of sub-cell and/or further Cell 164 sends paging message.

In one embodiment, Fig. 5 B are checked, may exist multiple sub-cells 176 in cell 164.For example, including In the microcellulor millimetre-wave attenuator for providing multiple access points of multiple sub-cells 176, for terminal device 120, to respectively More than one access point transmission position updating request (box 606) for providing one or more of multiple sub-cells 176 may It is beneficial.This potentially contributes to that position updating request transmission is avoided to be obscured by an obstacle, or works as and use multiple launching beams When, send position updating request using multiple wave beams.In addition, managing network element (such as the network element of multiple access points 162) multiple wave beams can be used to send location updating to terminal device 120 and receives (box 612).In one embodiment, net Network unit 102 realizes timer and/or counter by being directed to terminal device 110, limits triggered position updating process Rate.In another embodiment, terminal device 110 comes itself realization timer and/or counting by using the information of pre-configuration Device.For example, when terminal device 110 be located at specific sub-cell (multiple) it is interior when, timing to be used may be implemented in network element 102 Device.For example, timer and/or counter can prevent the execution position more than once in special time period of terminal device 110 Renewal process.For example, when terminal device 110 sends position updating request, network (for example, network element 102) can use Location updating receives to carry out response, wherein location updating receiving may include timer and/or counter information.For example, net Network unit 102 can not execute another location renewal process with requesting terminal equipment 110 in next 100 seconds.

In one embodiment, network element 102 is configured to execute following operation：It generates by least one office The sub-cell cluster that domain access node provides；Determine that terminal device is located in the sub-cell cluster；And to terminal device 110 Control message is sent, to prevent terminal device 110 from updating request for the cell reselection execution position in the cluster of sub-cell.

In one embodiment, terminal device is configured to execute following operation：It is received from cellular communication system Control message, control message requesting terminal equipment 110 stop for the cell reselection execution position at least one cell Update request；And it is based on the control message, it is limited in execution position update request at least one cell.

In one embodiment, compared with normal random access procedure, the position updating process is (for example, special random Access procedure) it is sent with lower-wattage.This for example may imply that compared with normal RAP, be at least used for the RAP of specific use with compared with Low power is sent.Therefore, special random access procedure (being used for cell level location updating) may not substantially interfere with just Normal random access procedure.

Above-mentioned solution may bring some benefits.It is possible, firstly, to be reduced by using the position updating process The size of terminal device tracing area.Therefore, with the cell level position that may not include terminal device 110 or other terminal devices The conventional tracing area set is compared, wherein needing the geographic area of call terminal equipment 110 can be smaller.

Secondly, this method can provide robustness and rollback solution.If position updating process failure is (for example, eventually The cell level Location-Unknown of end equipment 110), then terminal device 110 still can be located at larger tracing area based on TAU processes It is interior.

Third, the method proposed can be suitably used for the communication of MTC or IoT types, wherein the mobility very little of terminal device or not In the presence of.This is considered as an advantage, because the amount of IoT equipment is expected to very greatly, and may need optimization paging resource.I.e. Equipment tracking is set to remain unchanged, due to wireless or maintenance breaks, these equipment may need to change sub-cell.

4th, the method proposed can be minimized while better paging domain granularity is provided needed for for son The additional signaling of cell.

5th, the terminal device location information under the rank of sub-cell can be additionally useful for several purposes.For example, above and below user Literary information can be directly utilized in sub-cell, for example, the quick connection for towards sub-cell is established.Cellular communication system (for example, network element 102) can determine that user context information is stored in the duration in sub-cell and terminal device.It is another to show Example may be to promote the transformation of dormant cell state.In one case, if down link data can be used for its position sub small Known terminal device under area's rank, then cellular communication system (for example, network element 102) can be sent to the sub-cell " WAKE_UP " message (if the sub-cell is in a dormant state), for example passes through macrocell (for example, cell 104) during this period Simultaneously paging message is sent to the terminal device.In another case, network can be set by position updating process to terminal The standby associated sub-cell of identified frequent, and can be closed to frequent while down link data can be used for the terminal device Cell in the cell of connection in a dormant state sends " WAKE_UP " message.In addition, if terminal device selection macrocell is resident And the terminal device is known in the position of sub-cell rank, then cellular communication system can attempted to pass through the macrocell It, will be for the downlink transmission of terminal device to the sub-cell while incoming terminal equipment.

Fig. 9 to Figure 11 provides device 900,1000,1100, these devices include such as at least one processor etc Control circuit (CTRL) 910,1010,1110 and including at least one of computer program code (software) 932,1032,1132 Memory 930,1030,1130, wherein at least one processor and computer program code (software) 932,1032,1132 It is configured as any embodiment for making corresponding device 900,1000,1100 execute Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 together at least one processor Or its operation.

In one embodiment, these operations may include task, such as：By the cellular communication system of offer first community Terminal device of the first network unit out of described first community obtain position updating request, wherein the position updating request It is related to the cell level position of the terminal device, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol； And check that the terminal device has selected the first community, and the position updating request is forwarded to the honeycomb and is led to Second network element of letter system.

In one embodiment, these operations may include task, such as：By the second network element of cellular communication system It obtains from the first network unit for the cellular communication system for providing first community and is asked with the relevant location updating of terminal device It asks, wherein the position updating request includes the Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device, and the wherein described location updating Request indicates that the terminal device has selected the first community；And it is based on the position updating request, it updates related described The cell level location information of terminal device.

In one embodiment, these operations may include task, such as：It is selected by the terminal device of cellular communication system A cell in one or more cells of the cellular communication system；And the network element with the selected cell of offer Communication, wherein the communication bag includes：Position updating request is sent to the network element, the position updating request is set with terminal The cell level instruction of standby position is associated, wherein the position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol and selected small The instruction in area.

With reference to figure 9 to Figure 11, memory 930,1030,1130 can be come real using any suitable data storage technology It is existing, the memory devices, flash memory, magnetic storage device such as based on semiconductor and system, optical memory devices and system, fixation Memory and removable memory.Memory 930,1030,1130 may include for storing data (such as in relation to terminal device The cell level location information of (multiple)) database 934,1034,1134.

Device 900,1000,1100 may further include wireless interface (TRX) 920,1020,1120 comprising be used for The hardware and/or software of communication connection are realized according to one or more communication protocols.For example, TRX can provide for described device Access the communication capacity of Radio Access Network.TRX may include the known assemblies of standard, such as amplifier, filter, frequency conversion Device, (demodulator) modulator and encoder/decoder circuitry and one or more antennas.

Device 900,1000,1100 may include user interface 940,1040,1140, and the user interface is for example including extremely Few keypad, microphone, touch display, display, a loud speaker etc..User interface 940,1040,1140 can be by filling 900,1000,1100 user is set for controlling corresponding device.

In one embodiment, device 900 can be base station (for example, also referred to as base transceiver station, node B, wireless network Network controller or evolved node B) or be included therein.For example, device 900 can be local access node 112.In addition, Device 900 can be first network unit the step of executing Fig. 2.In one embodiment, device 1000 is included in SeNB.

With reference to figure 9, control circuit 910 includes：Position updating request obtains circuit 912, is configured as from cellular communication system The terminal device in first community that the first network unit of system provides obtains position updating request, wherein the location updating is asked Ask related to the cell level position of the terminal device, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier Symbol；Selection checks circuit 914, is configured to check for the terminal device and has selected the first community；And location updating is asked Repeat circuit 916 is sought, is configured as the position updating request being forwarded to the second network element of the cellular communication system.

In one embodiment, device 1000 can be base station (for example, also referred to as base transceiver station, node B, wireless Network controller or evolved node B) or be included therein.For example, device 1000 can be network element 102.In addition, dress It for example can be the second network element the step of executing Fig. 3 to set 1000.In one embodiment, device 1000 is included in MeNB In.

With reference to figure 10, control circuit 1010 includes：Position updating request obtains circuit 1012, is configured as from offer first The first network unit of the cellular communication system of cell obtains and the relevant position updating request of terminal device, wherein described Position updating request includes the Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device, and described in the wherein described position updating request instruction Terminal device has selected the first community；And updating location information circuit 1014, it is configured as being based on the location updating Request updates the cell level location information in relation to the terminal device.

In one embodiment, the TRX can provide the connection that device 900 arrives X2 interface.In one embodiment, institute The connection that device 1000 arrives X2 interface can be provided by stating TRX.For example, X2 interface can be X2 interface 190.

In one embodiment, device 1100 for example can be terminal device (such as mobile phone or cellular phone) or by It is included therein.For example, device 1100 can be at least one terminal device 110,120,130,140.In one embodiment, Device 1100 is terminal device the step of executing Fig. 4.In one embodiment, device 1100 be included in terminal device 110, In terminal device 120, in terminal device 130, and/or in terminal device 140.

With reference to figure 11, control circuit 1110 may include：Cell selection circuit 1112 is configured as selecting the honeycomb logical A cell in one or more cells of letter system；And telecommunication circuit 1114, it is configured as selected small with offer The network element in area communicates, wherein the communication bag includes：Position updating request, the location updating are sent to the network element Request is associated with the instruction of the cell level of terminal device position, wherein the position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol With the instruction of selected cell.

In one embodiment, as shown in figure 12, at least some functions of device 900 can detach in two physically It is shared between equipment, to form an application entity.Accordingly, it can be seen that device 900 shows to include for executing at least one The application entity of one or more physically separate devices of a little processes.Therefore, utilize Fig. 9's of this share framework Device 900 may include operationally (such as via wirelessly or non-wirelessly network) be coupled to the long distance wireless head end in base station (RRH) 1254 remote control unit (RCU) 1252 (such as master computer or server computer).In one embodiment, At least some of described process can be executed by RCU 1252.In one embodiment, at least one during described A little execution can be shared between RRH 1254 and RCU 1252.

In one embodiment, RCU 1252 can generate virtual network, and RCU 1252 passes through the virtual network and RRH 1254 communications.In general, virtual networking can be related to hardware and software Internet resources and network function being merged into individually The process of management entity (virtual network) based on software.Network virtualization can be related to platform virtualization, usually and resource Virtualization combination.Network virtualization can be classified as external Virtual networking, by the multiple portions of many networks or network It is merged into server computer or host and (is merged into RCU).External network virtualization is intended to optimization network share.Another Classification is internal virtual networking, and the software container on individual system provides the function of similar network.Virtual networking can be with For testing terminal device.

In one embodiment, virtual network can provide flexible operation distribution between RRH and RCU.In fact, can To execute any digital signal processing tasks in RRH or RCU, and can according to embodiment come select RRH and RCU it Between shift responsibility boundary.

It should be understood that at least some functions of device 1000 can also two or more physically separate devices it Between share, to formed an application entity.Therefore, Figure 12 can also show the sharing functionality of device 1000.Implement at one In example, device 900,1000 is included in same physical entity.Physical entity can be physical unit, such as server and/or Host.Therefore the server and/or host can execute the part executed by device 900,1000 and/or repertoire.Example Such as, advantageously, the ability that can realize the function of executing Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 in a server, to reduce manufacturing process Complexity.As used in this application, term " circuit " refers to following whole：(a) pure hardware circuit is realized, such as only with The realization of analog and/or digital circuit, and (b) combination of circuit and software (and/or firmware), such as (if applicable)：(i) The combination of processor (multiple), or (ii) processor (multiple)/software part, including cooperate to that device is caused to be held Digital signal processor (multiple), software and the memory (multiple) of row various functions, and (c) circuit, such as need software Or firmware come a part for the microprocessor (multiple) or microprocessor (multiple) that operate (even if software or firmware are not deposited actually ).It is somebody's turn to do " circuit " and defines all uses suitable for the application to the term.As further example, as in this application Use, term " circuit " further include only one processor (or multiple processors) or processor a part and it (or They) realization of bundled software and/or firmware.Term " circuit " further includes that (such as and if applicable in discrete cell) is used In the based band integrated circuit or application processor integrated circuit or server of mobile phone, cellular network device or another Similar integrated circuit in the network equipment.

It in one embodiment, can be by including for executing at least one in conjunction at least some processing that Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 is described The device of the corresponding component of a little processing executes.Some exemplary components for executing processing may include following at least one ：Detector, processor (including double-core and multi-core processor), digital signal processor, controller, receiver, transmitter, volume Code device, decoder, memory, RAM, ROM, software, firmware, display, user interface, display circuit, user interface circuit, use Family interface software, display software, circuit, antenna, antenna circuit and circuit system.In one embodiment, at least one place Manage device, memory and computer program code form processing component, or include any embodiment for executing Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 or One or more computer program code parts of its one or more operation operated.In one embodiment, these are operated May include task, such as：By offer first community cellular communication system first network unit out of described first community Terminal device obtain position updating request, wherein the cell level position phase of the position updating request and the terminal device It closes, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol；And to check that the terminal device has selected described First community, and the position updating request is forwarded to the second network element of the cellular communication system.In a reality It applies in example, these operations may include task, such as：Second network element by cellular communication system is from providing first community The first network unit of the cellular communication system obtains and the relevant position updating request of terminal device, wherein the position is more New request includes the Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device, and the wherein described position updating request indicates that the terminal is set It is standby to have selected the first community；And it is based on the position updating request, update the cell level in relation to the terminal device Location information.In one embodiment, these operations may include task, such as：It is selected by the terminal device of cellular communication system Select a cell in one or more cells of the cellular communication system；And the network list with the selected cell of offer Member communication, wherein the communication bag includes：Position updating request, the position updating request and terminal are sent to the network element The cell level instruction of device location is associated, wherein the position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol and selected The instruction of cell.

According to another embodiment, the device for executing the embodiment includes circuit, and the circuit includes at least one place Manage device and at least one processor including computer program code.When activated, the circuit makes described device execute Fig. 1 to any embodiment of Fig. 8 or its operation at least some functions.In one embodiment, these operations may include appointing Business, such as：By terminal device of the first network unit out of described first community of the cellular communication system of offer first community Position updating request is obtained, wherein the position updating request is related to the cell level position of the terminal device, and its Described in position updating request include Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol；And check that the terminal device has selected the first community, And the position updating request is forwarded to the second network element of the cellular communication system.In one embodiment, this A little operations may include task, such as：By cellular communication system the second network element from provide first community the honeycomb The first network unit of communication system obtains and the relevant position updating request of terminal device, wherein the position updating request packet The Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device is included, and the wherein described position updating request indicates that the terminal device has selected The first community；And it is based on the position updating request, update the cell level location information in relation to the terminal device. In one embodiment, these operations may include task, such as：The honeycomb is selected by the terminal device of cellular communication system A cell in one or more cells of communication system；And communicated with the network element for providing selected cell, Described in communication include：Position updating request, the position updating request and terminal device position are sent to the network element Cell level instruction it is associated, wherein the position updating request includes the finger of Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol and selected cell Show.

Technology and methods described here can be realized by various means.For example, these technologies can be (one with hardware Or multiple equipment), firmware (one or more equipment), software (one or more modules), or combinations thereof realize.For hardware It realizes, the device (multiple) of embodiment can be in one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), digital signal processing appts (DSPD), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), processing Device, microcontroller, microprocessor, is designed to execute other electronic units of function described here or its group controller It is realized in closing.For firmware or software, can by execute at least one chipset of function described here module (such as Process, function etc.) complete the realization.Software code can be stored in the memory unit and be executed by processor.Storage Unit can be realized in processor or outside processor.In the latter case, storage unit can exist via various means It is communicatively coupled to processor, as known in the art.In addition, the component of system described here can be re-arranged And/or supplemented by additional assemblies, so as to the realization of the various aspects that promote needle description thereof etc., and they be not limited to Determine the accurate configuration illustrated in figure, as will be appreciated by one skilled in the art.

Described embodiment can also be held in the form of computer procedures defined in computer program or part thereof Row.It can include at least part of the computer program of corresponding instruction by execution, execute the method for combining Fig. 1 to 8 to describe Embodiment.Computer program may be used source code form, object code form or certain intermediate form, and can be with It is stored in certain carrier, which can be any entity or equipment that can carry program.For example, computer program can be with Being stored in can be by computer or the computer program distribution medium of processor reading.For example, computer program medium for example may be used To be but not limited to recording medium, computer storage, read-only memory, electric carrier signal, telecommunication signal and software distribution Packet.Computer program medium can be non-transient medium.The coding of software for executing shown and the embodiment also exists In the range of those skilled in the art.

Although describing the present invention with reference to an example with reference to the accompanying drawings above, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited thereto, but It can be changed within the scope of the appended claims with several means.Therefore, it should widely explain all vocabulary and expression, And they are intended to illustrate and non-limiting embodiments.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that with technological progress, Idea of the invention can be realized in various ways.In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the implementation Example can with but need not be combined in various ways with other embodiments.

Claims

1. a kind of method, including：

It is obtained by terminal device of the first network unit out of described first community of the cellular communication system of offer first community Position updating request, wherein the position updating request is related to the cell level position of the terminal device, and wherein institute It includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol to state location updating request；And

It checks that the terminal device has selected the first community, and the position updating request is forwarded to the honeycomb and is led to Second network element of letter system.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, further comprising：

In order to forward the position updating request, the cell identifier of the first community is added to the location updating and is asked It asks.

3. method according to any preceding claims, wherein obtain the position updating request and further comprise：

The instruction from the terminal device is received to need to send the radio resource request of the position updating request；

As the response to receiving the radio resource request, sends and respond to the terminal device, the response includes related To the information of the radio resource allocation of the terminal device；And

The position updating request from the terminal device is received, the position updating request is used by the terminal device At least part radio resource in the radio resource of the terminal device is distributed to send.

4. according to the method described in claim 3, wherein, the radio resource request is included in random access lead code, and And wherein, the response of the radio resource request is included in random access response.

5. method according to any one of claim 3 to 4, wherein the radio resource request includes for determining Radio resource is stated to be requested for sending the indicator of the position updating request.

6. method according to any preceding claims, further comprises：

It is obtained from the terminal device and indicates that the terminal device has received the location updating that location updating receives and confirmed, institute's rheme Update is set to receive to indicate that second network element has received the position updating request.

7. according to the method described in claim 6, further comprising：

The location updating obtained confirmation is forwarded to second network element.

8. a kind of method, including：

By cellular communication system the second network element from provide first community the cellular communication system first network list Member obtains and the relevant position updating request of terminal device, wherein the position updating request includes the terminal of the terminal device Device identifier, and the wherein described position updating request indicates that the terminal device has selected the first community；And

Based on the position updating request, the cell level location information in relation to the terminal device is updated.

9. according to the method described in claim 8, wherein, the position updating request further comprises the small of the first community Area's identifier.

10. the method according to any one of claim 8 to 9, wherein the position updating request further comprises in institute State at least one cell with most strong average received signal quality and/or intensity on the different carrier frequencies of terminal device experience Cell identifier.

11. the method according to any one of claim 8 to 10, further comprises：

Based on the position updating request, the terminal device is in the first community and second community at least one is determined In the covering of person, the second community is provided by second network element, and

It is based at least partially on the determination, updates the cell level location information in relation to the terminal device.

12. the method according to any one of claim 8 to 11, further comprises：

As the response to obtaining the position updating request, sends location updating to the terminal device and receive, the position Update receives to indicate that second network element has received the position updating request.

13. according to the method for claim 12, further comprising：

As the response received sending the location updating, obtains the instruction terminal device from the terminal device and received The location updating that the location updating receives confirms.

14. method according to one of claims 8 to 13, further comprising：

The cell level location information in relation to the terminal device is sent to mobility management entity.

15. a kind of method, including：

A cell in one or more cells of the cellular communication system is selected by the terminal device of cellular communication system； And

It is communicated with the network element for providing selected cell, wherein the communication bag includes：

Position updating request is sent to the network element, the position updating request and the cell level of terminal device position refer to Show it is associated, wherein the position updating request include Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol and selected cell instruction.

16. according to the method for claim 15, further comprising：

Determine has most strong average received signal quality and/or intensity on the different carrier frequencies that the terminal device undergo The cell identifier of at least one cell；And

Transmission includes the position updating request of the cell identifier.

17. the method according to any one of claim 15 to 16, wherein the selection is by cell reselection and tracing area At least one of change and to trigger.

18. the method according to any one of claim 15 to 17, wherein the communication further comprises：

The radio resource request for indicating to need to send the position updating request is sent to the network element；

As the response to sending the radio resource request, the response from the network element is received, the response includes Information in relation to the radio resource allocation to the terminal device；And

The position updating request is sent to the network element, the terminal device is distributed in the position updating request use Radio resource at least part radio resource send.

19. according to the method for claim 18, wherein the radio resource request is included in random access lead code, And wherein, the response of the radio resource request is included in random access response.

20. according to method described in any one of claim 18 to 19, wherein the radio resource request includes being used to indicate The radio resource is requested for sending the indicator of the position updating request.

21. the method according to any one of claim 15 to 20, further comprises：

It as the response to sending the position updating request, receives location updating and receives, the location updating receives instruction institute The second network element for stating cellular communication system has received the position updating request.

22. according to the method for claim 21, further comprising：

As the response received receiving the location updating, at least into the network element and second network element One sends location updating and confirms, the location updating, which confirms, indicates that the terminal device has received the location updating and received.

23. a kind of device, including at least one processor and at least one processor comprising computer program code, wherein institute Processor, the memory and the computer program code is stated to be configured as making the cellular communication system of offer first community First network unit executes operation, and the operation includes：

Terminal device out of described first community obtains position updating request, wherein the position updating request and the terminal The cell level position of equipment is related, and the wherein described position updating request includes Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol；And

24. device according to claim 23, wherein at least one processor and the computer program code quilt It is configured to that the first network unit is made further to execute operation together at least one processor, the operation includes：

25. the device according to any one of claim 23 to 24, wherein obtain the position updating request and further wrap It includes：

26. device according to claim 25, wherein the radio resource request is included in random access lead code, And wherein, the response of the radio resource request is included in random access response.

27. the device according to any one of claim 25 to 26, wherein the radio resource request includes for determining The radio resource is requested for sending the indicator of the position updating request.

28. the device according to any one of claim 23 to 27, wherein at least one processor and the calculating Machine program code is configured as making the first network unit further execute operation together at least one processor, institute Stating operation includes：

29. device according to claim 28, wherein at least one processor and the computer program code quilt It is configured to that the first network unit is made further to execute operation together at least one processor, the operation includes：

30. a kind of device, including at least one processor and at least one processor comprising computer program code, wherein institute It states at least one processor and the computer program code is configured as making honeycomb logical together at least one processor Second network element of letter system executes operation, and the operation includes：

It is obtained from the first network unit for the cellular communication system for providing first community with the relevant position of terminal device more New request, wherein the position updating request includes the Terminal Equipment Identifier symbol of the terminal device, and the wherein described position Update request indicates that the terminal device has selected the first community；And

31. device according to claim 30, wherein the position updating request further comprises the first community Cell identifier.

32. the device according to any one of claim 30 to 31, wherein the position updating request further comprises It is at least one small with most strong average received signal quality and/or intensity on the different carrier frequencies of terminal device experience The cell identifier in area.

33. the device according to any one of claim 30 to 32, wherein at least one processor and the calculating Machine program code is configured as making second network element further execute operation together at least one processor, institute Stating operation includes：

34. the device according to any one of claim 30 to 33, wherein at least one processor and the calculating Machine program code is configured as making second network element further execute operation together at least one processor, institute Stating operation includes：

35. device according to claim 34, wherein at least one processor and the computer program code quilt It is configured to that second network element is made further to execute operation together at least one processor, the operation includes：

36. the device according to any one of claim 30 to 35, wherein at least one processor and the calculating Machine program code is configured as making second network element further execute operation together at least one processor, institute Stating operation includes：

37. a kind of device, including at least one processor and at least one processor comprising computer program code, wherein institute It states at least one processor and the computer program code is configured as making honeycomb logical together at least one processor The terminal device of letter system executes operation, and the operation includes：

Select a cell in one or more cells of the cellular communication system；And

38. according to the device described in claim 37, wherein at least one processor and the computer program code quilt It is configured to that the terminal is made further to execute operation together at least one processor, the operation includes：

Transmission includes the position updating request of the cell identifier.

39. the device according to any one of claim 37 to 38, wherein the selection is by cell reselection and tracing area At least one of change and to trigger.

40. the device according to any one of claim 37 to 39, wherein the communication further comprises：

41. device according to claim 18, wherein the radio resource request is included in random access lead code, And wherein, the response of the radio resource request is included in random access response.

42. the device according to any one of claim 40 to 41, wherein the radio resource request includes being used to indicate The radio resource is requested for sending the indicator of the position updating request.

43. the device according to any one of claim 37 to 42, wherein at least one processor and the calculating Machine program code is configured as making the terminal device further execute operation, the behaviour together at least one processor Work includes：

44. device according to claim 43, wherein at least one processor and the computer program code quilt It is configured to that the terminal device is made further to execute operation together at least one processor, the operation includes：

45. a kind of computer program product is comprised on the distribution medium that can be read by computer and includes program instruction, institute It states program instruction and executes method according to any one of claim 1 to 22 when being loaded into device.

46. a kind of computer program product, including program instruction, described program instruction executes basis when being loaded into device Method described in any one of claim 1 to 22.

47. a kind of device includes the component for executing the method according to any one of claim 1 to 22.